(c.) w. director Michael Apted (l.) and 2nd unit director Vic Armstrong on location for The World Is Not Enough (1999)

Born in England, UK. Began his career under the tutelage of his father, special effects artist Cliff Richardson (1905-1985: EXODUS, 1960; LAWRENCE OF ARABIA, 1962; et al.). Richardson is noted for his work on several JAMES BOND films as well as big-budget Hollywood productions such as THE OMEN (1976), SUPERMAN (1978) and ALIENS (1986). He made a competent directorial debut with 1982's DUSTY, an Australian dog story. Other notable special effects credits include THE DEVILS and STRAW DOGS (both 1971), THE DAY OF THE JACKAL (1973), THE LITTLE PRINCE (1974), A BRIDGE TOO FAR (1977), WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS (1978), LADYHAWKE and A VIEW TO A KILL (both 1985), WILLOW (1988), HIGHLANDER II: THE QUICKENING (1991), FAR AND AWAY and CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS: THE DISCOVERY (both 1992), CLIFFHANGER and GHOST IN THE MACHINE (both 1993), LOVE AFFAIR (1994), BUSHWHACKED (1995), STARSHIP TROOPERS (1997), DEEP BLUE SEA and THE WORLD IS NOT ENOUGH (both 1999), THE FAMILY MAN (2000), HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001), ENOUGH, HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS and DIE ANOTHER DAY (all 2002), HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (2004), HARRY POTTER AND THE GOBLET OF FIRE (2005), HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007), and HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (scheduled for 2008).  Visual Effects 1986: ALIENS (w. Robert Skotak, Stan Winston & Suzanne Benson)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1993: CLIFFHANGER (w. Neil Krepela, John Bruno & Pamela Easley)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 1997: STARSHIP TROOPERS (w. Phil Tippett, Scott E. Anderson & Alec Gillis)  Nominated for Achievement in Visual Effects 2004: HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN (w. Bill George, Tim Burke and Roger Guyett) 4 nominations, 1 Award